Meet the processor

HGCA is supporting a series of grower visits to millers, maltsters and exporters throughout November and December of this year.

In the first coordinated regional initiative of its kind, the aim of the visits is to encourage dialogue and understanding between growers and processors, as well as giving levy payers an insight into what happens to their grain beyond the weighbridge.

Visit www.hgca.com/meettheprocessor for more information.

Arable business groups

An Arable Business Group is a group of growers that want to:

• Improve Business Management skills
• Understand costs of production
• Investigate pricing strategies
• Share information
• Focus on relevant issues affecting their business
• Make efficient use of industry experts

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Crop Bench

CropBench is a free computer-based cost management tool that enables growers to calculate costs of production and gross margins for combinable crops.

In addition to this, users can upload information securely via the internet and make confidential comparisons to group, regional and national data.

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Arable monitor farms

Monitor Farms are normal commercial farms, which are representative of enterprises and conditions in their local area, where the farmer is prepared to allow other farmers access to the farm — and to the decision-making process. The other farmer members can then assess changes made on the monitor farm and are encouraged to adopt the successful ideas themselves.

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Marketing information

Marketing tools and resources 

A selection of tools and resources offered by HGCA to assist growers through the process of marketing oilseeds and grains covering:

• Contracts
• Pricing
• Sampling and storage
• End market requirements

Grain Market Workshops

Free regional workshops during Autumn and Winter offering the latest market outlook for cereals and oilseeds, analysis of different marketing options and information on developing a marketing strategy that suits your business needs. www.hgca.com/events 

Projects

Reducing the carbon footprint of malt production 

HGCA is supporting a new industry project looking at practical ways of cutting the carbon footprint of malt production.

With barley growing accounting for 60 per cent of malt’s carbon footprint, the initiative is looking at how different on-farm practices and new technologies can help reduce CO2 emissions.

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